chintz

Definitions of chintz
  1. noun
    a brightly printed and glazed cotton fabric
    synonyms: cretona, zaraza
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    type of:
    tejido, tela
    artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
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